Meatless in May: Go Vegetarian for a Month!

I was a vegetarian for many years, and I know it takes commitment. Since I fell off the wagon several years ago (when I was pregnant), I’ve tried to limit my meat intake and stick to organic, humanely raised beef, chicken and pork. And just for this month, I’m doing my best to abstain.

Book publishing company Chelsea Green and Los Angeles conscious living website yourdailythread.com have teamed up to create the Meatless in May pledge. Both companies are committed to eating vegetarian meals throughout the month. The Meatless in May project aims to raise awareness about the number of carbon emissions associated with raising livestock. The campaign stresses that eliminatingmeat from your diet keeps 5,000 pounds of carbon emissions out of the atmosphere each year—a number startling enough to get even the most casual environmentalist to notice.

The combined efforts of the two media teams, along with supporters on Facebook, will help spread the message about the benefits of going vegetarian. The two websites say that raising livestock amounts to 18 percent of greenhouse gases. That number is higher than the percentage of greenhouse gasses attributed to automobile emissions worldwide.

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